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J.. T. 8: F. S. LILEY. SELF OPENING UMBRELLA.

No. 4981565. Patented May 30-, 1893.

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UNITED STATES JOHN THOMAS LILEY AND PATENT OFF CE;

FREDERICK SAMUEL LILEY,'OF LONDON,

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SELF-OPENING UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,665, aatedima so, 1893',

Application filed July ?6, 1892. erial No.44LZ54L (No model.)

use the same.

This invention for improvements in umbrellas and the like has for itsobject to provide an automatic self opening umbrella or the like, which shall not be more bulky, or heavier than those constructed in theusualv manner and which can readily be opened by the same hand that holds it, and consists es sentially in arranging a spring with its ends bearing against or secured to the runner and a sleeve sliding on the runnerand'connected to the stretchers by short wires; thespring'is compressed or extended on closing the umbrella or the like, and opens it: as soon as it is released from the catch holdingit inits closed position..

" In the accompanying illustrative drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are vertical sections of a part of a self opening umbrella showing the parts in theopen and closed positions, respectively. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the same to a reduced scale;

A sleeve: a surrounding the stick b and mounted on the runnerc is'conuected by short wires (1 to the stretcherse at a short distance from the runner 0. One end of ashort spiral spring f bears against the upper end of the runner c and its other end bears against the bottom of the sleeve a. Thespring may be inserted under any desired degree of compression. When the runner c is pulled down the stick b, the sleeve a asit passes down the stick slides up the runner c to a slight extent,

and further compresses the spring f. When .4 {the runner is released, the pressure of -the spiral spring f tendsto force the sleeve akdownr the runner c and thus ca uses them bothto;

run up the stick, and opens the umbrellan The umbrella is retained in its closed posiinto a notch'in therunnercin'the usual manner.

I The catch h'can bev withdrawn by dep I pressing the button 1) which turns the catch' age 'of the I Havingnow described ourinventi'omwhat we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

spring tip cap which'can be forced over the In a self opening umbrella or the like, a

tips of the ribs to keep the umbrella closed,

a catch for retaining theti p capover the said tips against the resistance of its spring and v an external button connected'to the catch so that by depressing the button the catch is Withdrawn, the tip capforced ofi the tips of the ribsand the umbrella opened,thewhol'e substantially as described. I I

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses. v

JOHN THOMAS LILEY. FREDERICK SAMUEL LILEY.

Witnesses: r

JAMES PARKER,

C'l z'ngfo'rd. W. J. NoEWooD, t

17 Gracechurch 86., London, E. C.

tion,by means of thespring catch h taking 

